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It is not even the person himself, but what God foresaw IN that person. That being the person of Jesus Christ.

Exactly. God was IN CHRIST reconciling the world unto Himself.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Can God make a person believe, x?

Did He make you believe?

If He did, why doesn't He make the guy next door believe?

And if He didn't make you believe, then ultimately it was your decision to believe.